11 suspended school bus routes to resume

Some of the Howard County school bus routes that were suspended last week will be restored Tuesday morning. For some students and parents, last week was a disaster, as students found they had no bus service because of a driver shortage and a misunderstanding over pick-up and drop-off locations with the county's new contractor, Zum Transportation. The district and Zum have been working on the problems, and they think they have a partial fix. Howard County schools Superintendent Michael Martirano on Monday sent a notice to families, saying 11 of the 20 routes will be restored Tuesday as the district works with its contractors to get all routes back in service.